The task of an American writer is not to describe the misgivings of a woman taken in adultery as she looks out of a window at the rain but to describe four hundred people under the lights reaching for a foul ball. This is ceremony. John Cheever adulteryamericanball share on social
When I remember my family, I always remember their backs. They were always indignantly leaving places. John Cheever backfamilyindignantly Change image and share on social
The deep joy we take in the company of people with whom we have just recently fallen in love is undisguisable. John Cheever companydeepfall Change image and share on social
It was a splendid summer morning and it seemed as if nothing could go wrong. John Cheever morningsplendidsummer Change image and share on social
What I am going to write is the last of what I have to say. I will say that literature is the only consciousness we possess and that its role as consciousness must inform us of our ability to comprehend the hideous danger of nuclear power. John Cheever abilitycomprehendconsciousness share on social
Literature has been the salvation of the damned, literature has inspired and guided lovers, routed despair and can perhaps in this case save the world. John Cheever casedamndespair Change image and share on social
Fear tastes like a rusty knife and do not let her into your house. John Cheever fearhouseknife Change image and share on social
I can't write without a reader. It's precisely like a kiss - you can't do it alone. John Cheever kispreciselyreader Change image and share on social
The need to write comes from the need to make sense of one's life and discover one's usefulness. John Cheever discoverlifemake Change image and share on social
